Canadiens vs Blackhawks second period thread

It took the Canadiens longer than 19 seconds to have some eggs broken. Michal Rozsival, of all people, scored his first of the year. Rozsival scored 2 goals in his last 139 games. So if you were looking for Blackhawk least likely to score against an NHL team, he used to be a good choice.

I saw the Habs chasing the puck on their first PP of the game and I saw the Hawks setting up shop like they were on the PP when they weren’t. Not a lot looking great with the Habs currently. Price has been consistently above average, the third line has been solid, I’ve been enjoying Prust, but as a whole not a team that inspires me with confidence. Especially against a team that is well-coached like Chicago.

Ben Smith scored late in the first and my spirits were low, but then Gallagher charged right back and scored his 7th of the season against Raanta and it stopped me from going on a Raanta of my own. There is something about a Gallagher goal that really can ignite good feelings. And hey the Habs are only 5 shots away from tying their total against Minnesota.

I am fairly confident however that we will get fisticuffs at some point during this game and I assume it will involved Prust and Carcillo.

1ST PERIOD
02:13	CHI	Michal Rozsival (1) Wrist shot – ASST: Bryan Bickell (7), Andrew Shaw (5)	1 – 0 CHI
18:16	CHI	Ben Smith (2) Wrist shot – ASST: Marcus Kruger (4), Joakim Nordstrom (2)	2 – 0 CHI
18:42	MTL	Brendan Gallagher (7) Slapshot – ASST: Alex Galchenyuk (12), Tomas Plekanec (11)	2 – 1 CHI

1ST PERIOD
14:52	CHI	Andrew Shaw Cross checking – 2 min against Andrei Markov
19:11	MTL	Sergei Gonchar Interference – 2 min against Marian Hossa

PERIOD	MTL	CHI
1st	14	12
Total	14	12

Stats

CATEGORY	MTL	CHI
Power Plays	0/1	0/1
Hits	12	4
Faceoff Wins	10	12
Giveaways	3	5
Takeaways	0	0
Blocked Shots	6	7
Penalty Minutes	2	2